CC Process Control Engineer

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand.

CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants.

With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource.

Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

The Process Control Engineer has the primary responsibility for development, implementation, and maintenance of DCS-based controls and advanced process control (APC) applications, to improve unit performance and optimization through deployment and support of process control technology.

The Process Control Engineer's secondary responsibility include assisting in control system maintenance, troubleshooting and/or upgrade as circumstances may require, as well as support to the alarm management program, advanced operator interface graphics, general troubleshooting of operating conditions, and support and training on control strategies, alarm management and HMI to Console Operators.

Minimum Qualifications



* Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering degree


* 2+ years of Prior experience in process control in a chemical, refining or comparable industry.


* Basic or advanced understanding of process control theory, practices and techniques.


* Computer literacy, including programming.


* Good verbal and written communication skills at all levels of the organization


* Ability to work in a multi-tasked environment


* Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PI preferred


* Valid Driver's License


* Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC)

Job Duties



* Develop, implement, and maintain baselevel (DCS) control schemes to improves unit stability, environmental compliance and safety.

Troubleshoot baselevel controls, Tuning and identifying instrument or equipment issues which impact control performance.

Train Operations and Process Engineering personnel.

Document schemes for Operations and for Process Control use.

Crosstrain with Process Control Engineers & Analysts sufficently to allow basic support in the principal's temporary absence



* Develop, implement, and maintain advanced process control applications to improve unit profitability and optimization.

Identify and justify applications, working as necessary with Operations, Economics and third party consultants.

Conduct process testing to develop required process models and inferred propeties.

Commission applications, train Operations and Process Engin...